This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.…

published 2018-01-23 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-7788

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 57.3%; EPSS 57.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99%
public exploits: 0; none known

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager 7.2.730 build 1034. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of WRQ requests. When parsing the Filename field, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-5137.

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Exploit prediction

57.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

NetGain Systems NetGain Systems Enterprise Manager

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-668 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-17-962
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-16597
NVD CVE-2017-16597

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